In keeping with Native American traditions, the National Museum of the American Indian faces east toward the rising sun and the U.S. Capitol building. Click on the photo to take a virtual tour that highlights some of the 8,000 objects from museum's permanent collection.
National Museum of the American Indian exhibit
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National Museum of the American Indian exhibit
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ooking through a circular window into the "Native Modernism Exhibit," you find art that blends traditional subjects with a modernistic aesthetic representing the Native peoples.
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National Museum of the American Indian exhibit
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"Our Lives," one of the opening exhibits, celebrates the diversity of people represented by the museum. The exhibit looks at how eight different Native American groups live in the 21st Century. *
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National Museum of the American Indian exhibit
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A jeweled skull designed by U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell will be on display at the National Museum of the American Indian.
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National Museum of the American Indian exhibit
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A Native American clad in traditional American Indian clothing discusses the history of his tribe.
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National Museum of the American Indian exhibit
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National Museum of the American Indian exhibit
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Mexican Papier-Mâché Skulls created for the Day of the Dead in Mexico on display at the National Museum of the American Indian. *
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National Museum of the American Indian exhibit
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Raven Steals the Sun. National Museum of the American Indian exhibit
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